Saturday, November 23, 2013

Dog Blog Post #1245

Photography Assignment

Editor's Note

Ok… maybe just a few words, before I get concerned comments wondering what the heck was in the bag to elicit that response.

Well, uh… nothing.

Not really, at least.

There was a roll of fabric in the bottom to keep the bag from collapsing, and in the shots where the boys were obviously peering (or going) in the bag then there were Cookies inside.

The rest of the time I was on the left tossing Cookies and trying to snap the pictures right after the Cookie left my hand, so I would get eyes/ears (i.e. "Surprise") without the open mouth.

Experience has shown that the very last thing they do when catching Cookies is open their mouths. Which means, somewhat counterintuitively, if I miss a wide open mouth in Catching Cookies shots, it's because I snapped the shutter too soon and not (what I thought for many shoots) too late.

Yes, I did experiments at some point after blowing it for the umpteenth time.

I tossed Cookies to Zachary - who is VERY reliable catching them no matter how bad my toss - and varied my click from immediately after releasing the Cookie until it was clearly too late. And yup, he waited until what seems like the last possible moment before opening wide.

Henry is even later to open, which probably explains why he misses so many.

Oh - so where are the Cookies? I cloned them away from #4 and #7 - the only shots where they appeared. I'm guessing #5 (tongue shot) was taken AFTER the Cookie was caught. I couldn't find the Cookie in #3 and #6, although there probably was one, based on the boys expressions.

Beau

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle; easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we would still live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."